贺州学院《商务英语写作》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语写作》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup2、Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that3、Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout4、Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual5、Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should6、Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what7、Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously8、Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich9、.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy10、—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThroughoutourdailylives,wehaveknownplentyofpeopleandwillknowmore.Buthowcanwetellifsomeoneistrustworthy?InapaperpublishedrecentlyintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,researchergaveustheanswer.Theresearchersasked101adultsfromtheUnitedStatestofilloutaquestionnairemeasuringtheirguilt-proneness(内疚倾向)indifferentsituationsaswellasseveralotherqualities,andthenplayashortonlinegame.Inthisgame,Player1isgiven$1,whichtheycanchoosetogivetoPlayer2.AnymoneygiventoPlayer2isthenautomaticallyincreasedto$2.20.Player2canthendecidewhethertokeepallofthemoneyorbehaveinatrustworthywaybyreturningaportionofthemoneytoPlayer1.Theresearchersfoundmoreguilt-pronepeopleweremorelikelytosharethemoneywithPlayer1.Actually,infollow-upstudies,guilt-pronenesspredictedtrustworthinessbetterthanotherpersonalityqualitiestheresearchersmeasured.Whymightguiltleadtotrustworthybehavior?Theresearchersfoundpeoplewhowereguilt-pronealsoreportedfeelinganobligationtoactinethical(合乎道德的)andresponsiblewayswhileinteracting(互动)withtheirpartnersinthegame.Peoplewhoareguilt-pronetendtoavoidengaginginbehaviorthatmightharmordisappointothers.Iftheydosomethingbad,guiltencouragesthemtotrytomakethingsrightagain.Then，howcanweusethisresearchtoascertainwhethersomeoneistrustworthy?“Onewaytodothismightbeobservehowtheyrespondtoexperienceregret,”leadauthorEmmaLevine,assistantprofessorattheUniversityofChicagoLevine,explains.Anotherwayistoaskthemtodescribeadifficultdilemmatheyfacedinthepast,suggestsco-authorTayaCohen,associateprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversity.Thisisparticularlyeffective,Cohenandhercolleagueshavefound,becauseitallowsustoseeifthey’reconcernedabouttheeffectstheiractionshaveonothers.1、Whatmaymakeothersfeelthatwearereliableaccordingtothetext?A．Ourgoodqualitiestohelpthemout.B．Ourtendencytoexperienceguilt.C．Ourkindattitudetowardsthem.D．Ourteamspiritinthegame.2、Whatmayconnectguiltwithtrustworthybehavior?A．Asenseofresponsibility.B．Afeelingofdisappointment.C．Thewayoneinteractswithothers.D．Theabilitytotellrightfromwrong.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ascertain”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Ask B．ExpressC．Describe D．Determine4、Howisthetextorganizedanddeveloped?A．Byprovidingbackground.B．Bymakingalotofcomparisons.C．Byansweringtheraisedquestions.D．Byanalyzingeffectsofguilt-proneness.BNewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook D．aresearchpaper第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Thelittleboyturnedtotheoldwomannexttohim,‘‘Granny,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?’’Shenodded.Thelittleboywasstill1thedoll(洋娃娃)inhishand.Iwalkedtowardhim,2whohewishedtogivethisdollto.“Sister.ShewassurethatSantaClauswouldbringadolltoher.”ItoldhimthatmaybeSantaClauswoulddoso.Butherepliedtome3.“No,SantaClaus(圣诞老人)can’tbringittoher4sheisnow.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommysothatshecangiveittomysisterwhenshe5there.MysisterhasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,6Ithoughtshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveittomysister.’’Thelittleboylooked7atme,“ItoldDaddytotellMommynottogoyet.IneedhertowaituntilIcomebackfromthemall.I8shedidn’thavetoleaveme,butDaddysaysthatshehastogotobewithmylittlesister.”Thenhelooked9atthedollwithsadeyes.Iquickly10formywallet.“Let’scheckagain,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll!”“OK.IhopeIdohaveenough.”Iaddedsomeofmymoneyto11withouthimseeingandwestartedtocountit.Therewasenoughforthedolland12somesparemoney.“ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!”Helookedatmeand13,“IwantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiteroseformyMommy,butIdidn’tdaretoaskGod14toomuch.ButHegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”15Irememberedalocalnewspaperarticletwodaysago,mentioningadrunkmaninatruckhitacar16byayoungwomanandalittlegirl.Thelittlegirl17rightawayandthemotherwas18Twodays19thisencounter(偶然相遇)withthelittleboy,Ireadinthenewspaperthattheyoung20hadpassedaway.1、A．raising B．holding C．hiding D．tearing2、A．considering B．understanding C．watching D．asking3、A．proudly B．hurriedly C．sadly D．angrily4、A．where B．what C．who D．when5、A．comes B．finds C．goes D．leaves6、A．so B．for C．but D．as7、A．down B．on C．to D．up8、A．think B．wish C．imagine D．find9、A．then B．sadly C．again D．now10、A．reached B．looked C．searched D．charged11、A．myself B．him C．his D．them12、A．still B．yet C．also D．even13、A．nodded B．added C．laughed D．showed14、A．to B．for C．in D．on15、A．Now B．Therefore C．However D．Then16、A．occupied B．controlled C．attacked D．owned17、A．left B．died C．came D．killed18、A．knocked B．treated C．left D．kept19、A．after B．since C．until D．before20、A．man B．girl C．boy D．woman第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Calligraphy,theartofwriting,wasthevisualartformprizedaboveallothersintraditionalChinaPaintingwascontemporarywithcalligraphy,sharing1．sametools—namely,brushandinkYetcalligraphywasregarded2．afineartlongbeforepaintingThestatusofcalligraphyreflectstheimportanceofthewordinChina3．makesthewrittenwordsdistinctiveisitsvisualformHowever,despiteitsabstract4．(appear),calligraphyisnotanabstractformChinesecharactersaredynamic,closelyconnectedwiththeforcesofnatureandthekinesthetic(运动)energiesofthehumanbodyHowcanasimplecharacterconveyallthis?Theuseofbrushandink5．(have)muchtodowithitAcalligraphercancontrolthe6．(thick)oftheinkbyvaryingboththeamountofwaterandthesolidinkOncehestartswriting,byloadingthebrushsometimeswith7．(much)inkorsometimeswithless,hecreatescharactersthatresembleashowerofrockshereandadropofdew(露珠)thereTheChinesewrittenlanguage8．(begin)todevelopmorethan3,000yearsagoand9．(eventual)evolvedintofivebasicscripttypesOverthecenturies,calligrapherswerefreetowriteinanyofthem,10．(depend)onthetext’sfunctionThecalligraphictraditionremainsalivetoday第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Itookpart